I was at Petco and what do I see??

A snake regurge looking at me. I had to get a new water bottle for my rats, and, like everyone else does, had to go look at the reptiles. The ball python was skinny. The boa was in a tank so humid the water was running down the walls. And he was trying to hide behind his water dish. (How many boas do you know that hide? Mine never does anyhow.). AND in his water dish was a regurgitated rodent. :eek: Poor guy. Oh, and the rats were filthy, and one hamster had a crusty eye. Those big pet stores drive me nuts.

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I really dislike the manner in which Petco cares for its reptiles as well. Their employees are generally just as pea brained as well as I distinctly recall an instance when a lady and her son (probably only around eight) were purchasing a boa and the man helping them was practically feeding them the worst information available and even more so, said that the boa was an okay pet for an eight year old kid!

The chain pet stores really just need to step up their game in general or stop carrying animals that they can't handle (which pretty much seems like every animal). It's pathetic.

yeah i dont like petco either last time (before i knew about bp.net) i asked to see a snake and none of the employees wanted to show me the snake because they were afraid of them since they didn't feed in a week or so

Poor things :( Did you inform the manager about the regurge?

As for boas and hides I have two smaller ones who use theirs pretty frequent and my hypo used to use them when she was smaller too.

Yeah most petcos I have been in are horrid. However the one I go to now is very clean and well maintained. They have a dude running the reptile and exotic birds exhibits that does a great job. But I am sure this is a rare occasion considering this is the only petco i have visited that has decent standards.

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Poor things :( Did you inform the manager about the regurge?

As for boas and hides I have two smaller ones who use theirs pretty frequent and my hypo used to use them when she was smaller too.

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I told the first girl I could find, she was in the fish department and said she would let somebody know. It's just sad. These places shouldn't carry animals.

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Our local Petco is really hit-and-miss. Whenever I've been there ALL of the reptiles have crickets running around in there, generic size, apart from the tortoises. However some of the staff are pretty cautious about selling reptiles, and refused to let me rescue a Tokay gecko who had been there a month because I have small children and he was full-grown and very aggressive.

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Yeah most petcos I have been in are horrid. However the one I go to now is very clean and well maintained. They have a dude running the reptile and exotic birds exhibits that does a great job. But I am sure this is a rare occasion considering this is the only petco i have visited that has decent standards.

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I'd probably be willing to work at the Petco in my town if they were willing to let me run the reptile section. :/
I feel so bad for their animals especially since I recently found out that ours doesn't feed its hatchling snakes like at all (apparently about once a month). If the whole company was willing to put more work into hiring people who could properly care for their herps, they'd probably have a much better reputation with the reptile community.

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Yeah most petcos I have been in are horrid. However the one I go to now is very clean and well maintained. They have a dude running the reptile and exotic birds exhibits that does a great job. But I am sure this is a rare occasion considering this is the only petco i have visited that has decent standards.

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Sounds like maybe these animals are lucky..

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Originally Posted by MisterKyte

If the whole company was willing to put more work into hiring people who could properly care for their herps, they'd probably have a much better reputation with the reptile community.

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It should be up to these companies to properly train their employees...it's unreasonable to think that they would be able to fill all their positions with people who have the knowledge and care enough. Nothing that goes on at pet stores is the fault of the employees, they are just normal people like you or I who need work. It is up to the companies ONLY to properly equip their employees to care for the animals. The unfortunate thing is that the mode of business for these pet stores is "in and out" as quickly as possible so that care does not actually need to be given.